May 21st
167 Notable deaths
Samuel Bischoff
Film producer.
Born August 11th, 1890 in Hartford.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Jiří Zídek Sr.
Czech basketball player and basketball coach (1944–2022).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2022 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Aleksandr Askoldov
Soviet film director (1932-2018).
Born June 17th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 85 years old in Sweden.
Annarita Sidoti
Italian racewalker.
Born July 25th, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 45 years old in Gioiosa Marea (breast cancer). [ref]
Charles Kent
British-american actor and film director (1852-1923).
Born June 18th, 1852 in London.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 70 years old in Brooklyn.
Friedrich Kluge
German philologist and educator (1856-1926).
Born June 21st, 1856 in Cologne. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran
Icelandic writer (1859-1938).
Born December 6th, 1859 in Vallanes.
Died May 21st, 1938 at 78 years old in Reykjavík.
Jean-Pierre Blanc
Film director.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer). [ref]
Gerhard Strack
German football player (1955-2020).
Born September 1st, 1955 in Kerpen.
Died May 21st, 2020 at 64 years old in Germany (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marco Cornez
Chilean footballer (1957–2022).
Born October 15th, 1957 in Santiago.
Died May 21st, 2022 at 64 years old in Santiago (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 167
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett